5 highlights of the Binh Duong - SLNA match: A meaningful victory

1. Support from fans

Before the match between Binh Duong and SLNA took place, the entire SLNA Fan Club forum was abuzz with the plan to cover Go Dau Stadium in gold. SLNA has not been able to make Nghe An fans feel "at ease" because of its "unstable" performance during the past season. However, "angry is angry but loving is loving", no matter what, Nghe An people living far away from home always consider SLNA a pride that cannot be lost.

Fans are the biggest support that helps SLNA play well against Binh Duong. Photo: Huu Thanh

It is estimated that there were about 8 thousand spectators from Nghe An province present at Go Dau stadium to cheer for SLNA against the home team Binh Duong. The overwhelming enthusiasm helped the away team feel like they were playing at Vinh stadium. They dominated the game after entering the game and forced Binh Duong into a defensive position, they received consecutive goals and accepted defeat with an unbelievable result of 5-1.

2. Xuan Manh's first goal in V.League 2019

In the 20th minute, Xuan Manh received the ball in front of Binh Duong's penalty area, he made a very tight "shield" move and then fired a decisive and dangerous shot into the near corner, raising the score to 2-0 for SLNA. A beautiful goal by Xuan Manh.

This is the first goal of the player from Yen Thanh in this year's season. A meaningful goal, because for over a year, Xuan Manh has had to face various persistent injuries.

Pham Xuan Manh celebrates his first goal of the 2019 season. Photo: Huu Thanh

Xuan Manh used to be a name that Mr. Park Hang-seo liked. However, injuries have taken away many opportunities for this player to be called up to the national team in recent times. Perhaps, with what he is trying and showing, Xuan Manh is completely worthy of being named by Mr. Park to the upcoming short-term training list of the Vietnam National Team.

3. Great performance by Khac Ngoc

When talking about Khac Ngoc, many people will think of an organizing midfielder with "deadly" passes. Ngoc is one of the best playmaking midfielders in V.League at the moment. However, on Go Dau field on the afternoon of September 15, Khac Ngoc showed that he is not just a player who only knows how to set up goals for his teammates.

Khac Ngoc was the author of the goal that raised the score to 3 - 0 for SLNA in the 24th minute. A sudden approach made the home team's defender confused and lost the ball. In the subsequent face-off with goalkeeper Tan Truong, Khac Ngoc delicately made a low shot into the near corner that could not be blocked. A beautiful goal by the midfielder of the Nghe An team.

Khac Ngoc had a match that surprised everyone who witnessed it. Photo: Huu Thanh

Not only was he the one who scored the goal, Khac Ngoc also surprised everyone by playing with such enthusiasm. It is rare to see Khac Ngoc play with such passion. He attacked and defended smoothly, however, in a dispute with Tan Tai of Binh Duong, Khac Ngoc received a yellow card.

4. Vinicius's Hattrick

The Brazilian striker was SLNA’s brightest star in the match against Binh Duong. Vinicius opened the scoring with a close-range tap-in after an assist from Dinh Hoang. The former Ho Chi Minh City player scored two more goals in the second half to seal a 5-1 win for SLNA.

Since coming to play for SLNA from the second leg of V.League 2019, Vinicius has only scored 2 goals in 8 matches for the Vinh team. That was a really poor performance compared to what he did for Ho Chi Minh City before. During his time playing for the team of Chairman Nguyen Huu Thang, Vinicius scored 6 goals in 12 matches.

Vinicius played his best match since joining SLNA. Photo: Huu Thanh

However, with the hat-trick scored in the match between SLNA and Binh Duong, the South American striker has confirmed that he is not a "bad" product for Mr. Nguyen Duc Thang's team. Currently, the SLNA striker has scored 5 goals for his new team. After 23 rounds, Vinicius has scored 11 goals for both TP.HCM and SLNA.

5. Victory has many meanings

SLNA has shown a worrying face for most of this season. Although their achievements are not bad, becoming the team with the best defense in the first leg and a stable ranking in the middle. However, for Nghe An fans, that is not enough. With a long tradition and with the talents in the squad, playing with such an erratic performance is unacceptable.

However, the “disappointment” of SLNA fans seemed to have been thrown away after the “superb” performance of the home team against the home team at Go Dau Stadium. A passionate SLNA team, playing beautiful attacking football with diverse tactics and a 5-1 victory was truly a great relief, helping the team and fans get closer together.